Remembering Roman Bittman

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Writer, Producer/Director, Roman Bittman on November 7th at the Kensington Hospice. Read Obituary

2001 Indspire Award Laureate, Roman was interim CEO for NAAF (National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation) in 2004 for a brief period and Executive Producer of the Awards for the 2005 and 2006 shows. Read an interview with Bittman on Windspeaker

“Our family will be honoured to have him remembered by the many people he worked with across the country while serving as President of NAAF (Now known as Indspire). His work with the Foundation was a highlight of his career, particularly the productions of the Gala Awards. Roman was so proud of his Metis heritage: his Mother’s family, Cree/Beaver/St.Germain/Bourassa. His ancestors were from the Red River, and over the many years, several were famous for their skills, strength, and endurance: a St. Germain was on the Franklin Expedition and helped saved the lives of Franklin and many others. One received a Victoria Cross for delivering mail on time, over many hundreds of miles of country, summer, and winter by water and land. His grandfather and great-grandfather built Hudson’s Bay posts across the North. His genealogy traces back to Quebec City in the late 1700’s – Voyageurs…and his First Nations ancestry thousands of years.” Marilyn Bittman in correspondence with Roberta Jamieson

The funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 11th, 2017 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 477 Manning Avenue, Toronto. Donations to Kensington Hospice Foundation are greatly appreciated.